SIBA Regional Keg Independent Beer Awards 2020
The SIBA Regional Keg Independent Beer Awards included breweries from all 8 SIBA regions
Judging took place at BeerX in Liverpool on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th March.
The gold winners from each category were entered into the SIBA National Independent Beer Awards 2020 and judged on Wednesday 11th March.
Keg British Dark Beers (up to 4.4%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| Gold | Lincolnshire Brewing Company | Great Tom | 3.7 | East |
| Silver | Briarbank Brewing Company | Black Horse Stout | 4.3 | East |
| Bronze | Brentwood Brewing Company | Boston Brown | 4.4 | East |
| Gold | Wold Top Brewery | Headland Red | 4.3 | North East |
| Silver | Acorn Brewery | Old Moor Porter | 4.4 | North East |
| Bronze | Rooster’s Brewing Co. | London Thunder | 4.2 | North East |
| Gold | Blackedge Brewing Company | Black Stout | 4 | North West |
| Silver | Joseph Holt Ltd | Black | 3.4 | North West |
| Gold | Alechemy Brewing | Ten Storey Malt Bomb | 4.4 | Scotland |
| Silver | Stewart Brewing | Stewart’s 80/- | 4.4 | Scotland |
| Bronze | Arran Brewery | Arran Dark | 4.4 | Scotland |
| Gold | Dawkins | East Bristol Session Porter | 4.1 | South West |
| Silver | Arkells Brewery | Mustang Black | 4.2 | South West |
| Bronze | Wadworth & Co Ltd | Corvus | 4.1 | South West |
| Gold | Stonehouse Brewery | Ballast | 4.4 | Wales & West |
| Silver | BEWDLEY | SEVERNSIDE STOUT | 4.3 | Wales & West |
| Bronze | Hobsons Brewery | Dhustone Stout | 4.3 | Wales & West |
Keg British Dark Beers (4.5 to 6.4%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| Gold | Grain Brewery Ltd | Slate | 6 | East |
| Silver | Elephant School Brewing Co. | My Milk Stout brings all the bulls to the yard | 4.5 | East |
| Bronze | Leigh on Sea Brewery | Old Leigh Ale | 5.7 | East |
| Gold | Loddon Brewery | Shmoke Shtack | 4.8 | Midlands |
| Silver | The Loose Cannon Brewing Company | Robust British Porter | 5 | Midlands |
| Bronze | Titanic Brewery | Titanic Stout | 4.5 | Midlands |
| Gold | Three Brothers Brewing Company Limited | S’more Porter | 4.8 | North East |
| Silver | BAD Co Brewing & Distilling Ltd | Dark Necessities | 5.5 | North East |
| Bronze | Grounding Angels Brew Co | Baltic Red | 5.3 | North East |
| Gold | Hophurst Brewery ltd | Porteresque | 5.5 | North West |
| Silver | Handsome Brewery | Blacksmith Stout | 4.8 | North West |
| Bronze | Hawkshead Brewery | Dry Stout Stone | 4.5 | North West |
| Gold | Harviestoun Brewery Ltd | Old Engine Oil | 4.5 | Scotland |
| Silver | Windswept Brewing Co | Wolf | 6 | Scotland |
| Bronze | Stewart Brewing | Cauld Reekie | 6.2 | Scotland |
| Gold | Exeter Brewery | Darkness Keg | 5.1 | South West |
| Silver | Padstow Brewing Co. | The Smoke | 5.5 | South West |
| Bronze | Dawkins | Cascadia’s Ghost | 5.7 | South West |
| Gold | Wye Valley Brewery | Wholesome Stout | 4.6 | Wales & West |
| Silver | Gloucester Brewery | Dockside Dark | 5.2 | Wales & West |
| Bronze | Cold Black Label | Nutty Ale | 5 | Wales & West |
Keg British Bitters (up to 4.4%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| Gold | Brentwood Brewing Company | Brentwood Gold | 4.3 | East |
| Silver | Lincolnshire Brewing Company | BBB ‘Browns Best Bitter’ | 4 | East |
| Bronze | Milton Brewery | Tiki | 3.8 | East |
| Gold | Purity Brewing Company | Mad Goose | 4.2 | Midlands |
| Silver | Loddon Brewery | Ferrymans Gold | 4.4 | Midlands |
| Bronze | The Loose Cannon Brewing Company | Abingdon Bridge | 4.1 | Midlands |
| Gold | Tyne Bank Brewery | Monument | 4.1 | North East |
| Silver | Rooster’s Brewing Co. | Yankee | 4.3 | North East |
| Gold | Bollington Brewing Company | Inception | 3.8 | North West |
| Silver | Blackedge Brewing Company | West Coast Pale Ale | 4.1 | North West |
| Gold | Fyne Ales | Jarl | 3.8 | Scotland |
| Silver | Cold Town Beer | Pale Ale | 3.7 | Scotland |
| Bronze | Cairngorm Brewery Company | Cairngorm Bitter | 4.1 | Scotland |
| Gold | Arkells Brewery | Hurricane ale | 4 | South West |
| Silver | Liberation Brewery | Liberation Pale Ale | 4.2 | South West |
| Bronze | Dawkins | Bristol Blonde | 3.8 | South West |
Keg Premium Bitters (4.5 to 6.4%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| Gold | Turpin’s Brewery Cambridge | Dragon’s Bite | 4.9 | East |
| Silver | Brentwood Brewing Company | Lumberjack | 5.2 | East |
| Bronze | Adnams | Ghost Ship | 4.5 | East |
| Gold | Purity Brewing Company | Longhorn IPA | 5 | Midlands |
| Gold | Rudgate Brewery | Jorvik Blonde | 4.6 | North East |
| Gold | RedWillow | Wreckless | 4.8 | North West |
| Gold | Merchant City Brewing | APA | 4.7 | Scotland |
| Silver | Orkney Brewery | Orkney Gold | 4.5 | Scotland |
| Bronze | Loch Leven Brewery | Outlaw King | 5 | Scotland |
| Gold | Butcombe Brewing Co. | Original | 4.5 | South West |
| Gold | Lithic Brewing | Pale Ale | 4.7 | Wales & West |
Keg Session IPA (up to 4.3%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| Gold | Tring | Oatmeal Pale | 4.2 | East |
| Silver | Leigh on Sea Brewery | Legra Pale | 3.8 | East |
| Bronze | St. Peter’s Brewery | Stormtrooper Galactic Pale Ale | 4.2 | East |
| Gold | Birmingham | Pale Brummie | 4 | Midlands |
| Silver | Navigation Brewery | Hazy Pale | 4 | Midlands |
| Bronze | The Green Duck Brewery | Kings Table | 3.3 | Midlands |
| Gold | Timothy Taylor’s | Hopical Storm | 4 | North East |
| Silver | Vocation | Bread & Butter | 3.9 | North East |
| Bronze | Tyne Bank Brewery | West Coast IPA | 4 | North East |
| Gold | RedWillow | Weightless | 4.2 | North West |
| Silver | Bollington Brewing Company | Resonance | 4.3 | North West |
| Bronze | Blackedge Brewing Company | USAle | 4 | North West |
| Gold | Dog Falls Brewing Co. | Colloidoscope | 4.3 | Scotland |
| Silver | Stewart Brewing | Stewart’s IPA | 3.7 | Scotland |
| Bronze | Cairngorm Brewery Company | Cairngorm Pale Ale | 3.8 | Scotland |
| Gold | King Street Brew House | Micro IPA | 3 | South West |
| Silver | Padstow Brewing Co. | Pocket Rocket | 4 | South West |
| Bronze | Electric Bear Brewing Co | Zorbing | 4.1 | South West |
| Gold | Lithic Brewing | Session IPA | 4 | Wales & West |
| Silver | Salopian | Auric | 4 | Wales & West |
| Bronze | Zerodegrees Cardiff | Time Warp | 4.3 | Wales & West |
Keg Premium PAs (4.4 to 5.4%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| Gold | Farr Brew | Farr & Away | 4.5 | East |
| Silver | Adnams | Ease Up | 4.6 | East |
| Bronze | Grain Brewery Ltd | O.P.A. | 5 | East |
| Gold | Purity Brewing Company | Session IPA | 4.5 | Midlands |
| Silver | Windmill Hill Brewing Company | Grindstone | 4.5 | Midlands |
| Bronze | Navigation Brewery | American IPA | 5.2 | Midlands |
| Gold | Vocation | Heart & Soul | 4.4 | North East |
| Silver | BAD Co Brewing & Distilling Limited | Wild Gravity | 5.2 | North East |
| Bronze | Saltaire Brewery | Full Tilt | 5.2 | North East |
| Gold | Beartown Brewery | Ukuku | 5 | North West |
| Silver | Hawkshead Brewery | Session Hazy | 4.5 | North West |
| Bronze | DonkeyStone Brewing Co Ltd | Kaihe – NZIPA | 5 | North West |
| Gold | Stewart Brewing | Cascadian East | 5.4 | Scotland |
| Silver | Spey Valley Brewery | Stillman’s IPA | 4.6 | Scotland |
| Bronze | Arran Brewery | Arran Blonde | 5 | Scotland |
| Gold | Dawkins | Resolution IPA | 5 | South West |
| Silver | Zerodegrees Bristol | Downtown | 4.6 | South West |
| Bronze | Quantock Brewery | Titanium | 5.1 | South West |
| Gold | Mumbles Brewery Ltd | India Pale Ale | 5.3 | Wales & West |
| Silver | Gloucester | NEIPA | 5.2 | Wales & West |
| Bronze | Wye Valley Brewery | Fandango | 4.8 | Wales & West |
Keg IPA (5.5 to 6.4%)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| Gold | Briarbank Brewing Company | Hop To It | 6.2 | East |
| Silver | Oakham Ales | Green Devil IPA | 6 | East |
| Bronze | Tring | White IPA | 5.5 | East |
| Gold | Birmingham Brewing Company | Gold Brummie | 5.5 | Midlands |
| Silver | Brewhouse and Kitchen Lichfield | Lost Time IPA | 5.8 | Midlands |
| Bronze | Slaters Ales | Neon Kiss | 6 | Midlands |
| Gold | Wold Top Brewery | Scarborough Fair IPA | 6 | North East |
| Silver | SALT | Huckaback NEIPA | 5.5 | North East |
| Bronze | Rooster’s Brewing Co. | Baby-Faced Assassin | 6.1 | North East |
| Gold | To The Moon Brewery | Apollo v2 | 6 | North West |
| Silver | RedWillow | Shameless | 5.9 | North West |
| Bronze | Spitting feathers | Repetitive Strain Injury | 5.6 | North West |
| Gold | Fyne Ales | Workbench IPA | 5.5 | Scotland |
| Silver | Williams Bros. Brewing Co. | Tin Man | 5.5 | Scotland |
| Bronze | Stewart Brewing | Radical Road | 6.4 | Scotland |
| Gold | Firebrand Brewing | NEIPA | 5.5 | South West |
| Silver | King Street Brew House | White Trash | 5.8 | South West |
| Bronze | Quantock Brewery | Party Hoppers | 6 | South West |
| Gold | Salopian | Bulletproof | 5.8 | Wales & West |
| Silver | Evolution Beer Co | Good Vibes | 6 | Wales & West |
| Bronze | Gloucester Brewery | APA | 6.4 | Wales & West |
Keg Imperial IPA (6.5% and over)
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| Gold | Grain Brewery Ltd | Lignum Vitae | 6.5 | East |
| Gold | Brass Castle Brewery | Disruptor | 7.4 | North East |
| Gold | The Ferry Brewery | Forth Brig | 6.6 | Scotland |
| Silver | Dog Falls Brewing Co. | Split The Tree | 7.2 | Scotland |
| Bronze | Swannay Brewery | Muckle IPA | 6.6 | Scotland |
| Gold | Padstow Brewing Co. | Sundowner 2.0 | 6.8 | South West |
| Gold | Salopian Brewery | Cico Buff | 6.9 | Wales & West |
| Silver | Brecon Brewing | Mind Bleach | 10 | Wales & West |
| Bronze | Zulu Alpha Brewing | Jock and Taff | 7.1 | Wales & West |
Keg Session Lager & Pilsners
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| Gold | Wolf Brewery | Crafty Wolf | 4.2 | East |
| Silver | The Norfolk Brewhouse | Dewhopper | 4 | East |
| Bronze | Grain Brewery Ltd | Pilsener | 4 | East |
| Gold | Nobby’s Brewing Company Ltd | Cirrus | 4.2 | Midlands |
| Silver | Hollow Stone Brewing Co. | Bohemian Pilsner | 4 | Midlands |
| Bronze | The Loose Cannon Brewing Company | 676 Lager | 4 | Midlands |
| Gold | Three Brothers Brewing Company | Lager | 4 | North East |
| Silver | Daleside Brewery | Lager | 4.3 | North East |
| Bronze | SALT | Hex Lager | 4 | North East |
| Gold | Hawkshead Brewery | Helles Lager | 4.3 | North West |
| Silver | Spitting Feathers | Brainstorm | 4 | North West |
| Bronze | Barngates Brewery | Krankenhaus | 3.3 | North West |
| Gold | Loch Leven Brewery | Shining Knight | 4 | Scotland |
| Silver | Merchant City Brewing | Pilsner | 4 | Scotland |
| Bronze | Keith Brewery Ltd. | Crisp. | 4 | Scotland |
| Gold | Zerodegrees Bristol | Cloud Waltz | 4.4 | South West |
| Silver | Firebrand Brewing | Cornish Helles lager | 4.4 | South West |
| Bronze | Otter Brewery | Tarka 4 | 4 | South West |
| Gold | Zulu Alpha Brewing | New Horizon | 4.1 | Wales & West |
| Silver | Brecon Brewing | Pedwar | 4 | Wales & West |
| Bronze | Geipel Brewing | Zeppelin | 2.8 | Wales & West |
Keg Premium Lager & Pilsners
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| Gold | Calvors Brewery | Pilsner Lager | 5 | East |
| Silver | Earl Soham | Castle Hill | 5.2 | East |
| Bronze | Nethergate Brewery | Nethergate Craft Lager | 4.5 | East |
| Gold | lymestone brewery | Stray Cat Pils | 5.2 | Midlands |
| Silver | Purity Brewing Company | Pure Helles | 5 | Midlands |
| Bronze | The Loose Cannon Brewing Company | Oxford PILS | 5 | Midlands |
| Gold | Abbeydale Brewery | Heresy | 4.5 | North East |
| Silver | Black Sheep Brewery | 54 Degrees North | 4.5 | North East |
| Bronze | Rooster’s Brewing Co. | Pilsnear | 4.8 | North East |
| Gold | Brimstage Brewery | Woolyback Lager | 4.5 | North West |
| Silver | Barngates Brewery | Vienna | 5.2 | North West |
| Bronze | Ennerdale Brewery | Seven Bridges | 5 | North West |
| Gold | Cairngorm Brewery Company | Cairngorm Lager | 4.5 | Scotland |
| Silver | Fyne Ales | Fyne Lager | 4.7 | Scotland |
| Bronze | Harviestoun Brewery Ltd | Schiehallion | 4.8 | Scotland |
| Gold | Utopian Brewing | Utopian Unfiltered Lager | 4.7 | South West |
| Silver | Otter Brewery | Tarka Pure | 4.8 | South West |
| Bronze | Zerodegrees Bristol | The Bohemian | 4.8 | South West |
| Gold | Wye Valley Brewery | 1985 | 4.5 | Wales & West |
| Silver | Gower Brewery Co Ltd | Lighthouse | 4.5 | Wales & West |
| Bronze | Geipel Brewing | Pilsner | 4.6 | Wales & West |
Keg Speciality Light Beers
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| Gold | Adnams | Earl Grey Lager | 5 | East |
| Silver | Lincolnshire Brewing Company | Blood Thirsty | 3.7 | East |
| Bronze | Turpin’s Brewery Cambridge | Kupfer Weissbier | 5 | East |
| Gold | Hollow Stone Brewing Co. | Spelunker WIT IPA | 5 | Midlands |
| Silver | lymestone brewery | Tropical IPA | 4.5 | Midlands |
| Gold | Vocation | Cooler Shaker | 6.6 | North East |
| Silver | Twice Brewed Brew House | Ceres | 5 | North East |
| Bronze | Don Valley Brewery | Teenage Dirtbag | 5.2 | North East |
| Gold | Barngates Brewery | Weiss | 4.8 | North West |
| Gold | Merchant City Brewing | Weizen | 5.4 | Scotland |
| Silver | Williams Bros. Brewing Co. | Che Guava | 3.5 | Scotland |
| Bronze | Windswept Brewing Co | Weizen | 5.2 | Scotland |
| Gold | Kettlesmith Brewing Company | Fogline | 4.7 | South West |
| Silver | Arkells Brewery | Honey Pale ale | 4.5 | South West |
| Bronze | Box Steam Brewery | Pony Truck | 3.8 | South West |
| Gold | Salopian | Slipstream | 5.1 | Wales & West |
| Silver | Stonehouse Brewery | Witbier | 4.2 | Wales & West |
| Bronze | Brecon Brewing | Orange | 4.3 | Wales & West |
Keg Speciality Mid to Dark Beers
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| Gold | Briarbank Brewing Company | Mocha Porter | 4.5 | East |
| Silver | Colchester Brewery Ltd | Brazilian | 6 | East |
| Bronze | Elgood & Sons Ltd | Cherry Wheat Beer | 3.6 | East |
| Gold | The Loose Cannon Brewing Company | Oak Aged Robust British Porter | 5 | Midlands |
| Silver | Hollow Stone Brewing Co. | Krubera Stout | 5.2 | Midlands |
| Bronze | Titanic Brewery | Plum Porter | 4.9 | Midlands |
| Gold | Revolutions Brewing Co. | Swoon | 4.5 | North East |
| Silver | Saltaire Brewery | Triple Choc | 4.8 | North East |
| Bronze | Twice Brewed Brew House | Nox | 5 | North East |
| Gold | Beartown Brewery | Smores | 6 | North West |
| Silver | Hophurst Brewery Ltd | Porteresque Salted Caramel | 5.5 | North West |
| Bronze | Hawkshead Brewery | Tonka | 8.5 | North West |
| Gold | Fyne Ales | Origins Brewing – Elegy | 11.4 | Scotland |
| Silver | Windswept Brewing Co | Clavie | 5.5 | Scotland |
| Bronze | Stewart Brewing | Not Your Buddy, Guy! | 6.8 | Scotland |
| Gold | Dawkins | Foresters Black Caramel | 4.8 | South West |
| Silver | Electric Bear Brewing Co | Cherry’s Back Out | 8 | South West |
| Bronze | GWB | Mr Macchiato | 6 | South West |
| Gold | Boss Brewing | Boss Black – Chocolate Orange Edition | 5 | Wales & West |
| Silver | Lithic Brewing | Choclate Milk Stout | 5.2 | Wales & West |
Keg Sours/Spontaneous
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| Gold | Lincolnshire Brewing Company | You’ve Been Mangoed | 5.6 | East |
| Gold | Castle Rock Brewery | Soulero | 4 | Midlands |
| Silver | Hollow Stone Brewing Co. | Sorbeto | 5 | Midlands |
| Gold | Vocation | Twisted Sour | 4.5 | North East |
| Silver | Rooster’s Brewing Co. | One Trick Pony | 4.1 | North East |
| Gold | RedWillow | Random Apple Saison (Blend 1) | 6 | North West |
| Gold | Fyne Ales | Origins Brewing – Beams | 5.7 | Scotland |
| Gold | Gloucester Brewery | Golden Sour | 3.9 | Wales & West |
Keg Strong Beers 6.5% and over
| Brewery | Product | ABV | Region | |
| Gold | Leigh on Sea Brewery | SS9 | 9 | East |
| Silver | Milton Brewery | Marcus Aurelius | 7.5 | East |
| Bronze | Adnams | Innovation | 6.7 | East |
| Gold | North Brewing Co | Transmission | 6.9 | North East |
| Silver | Vocation | Life & Death | 6.5 | North East |
| Gold | Hophurst Brewery Ltd | Bitter Sweet Symphony | 6.5 | North West |
| Silver | Blackedge Brewing Company | Nuclear NZPA | 7.2 | North West |
| Gold | Alechemy Brewing | Bring Out The Imp | 10.5 | Scotland |
| Silver | Fyne Ales | Mills & Hills | 9.5 | Scotland |
| Bronze | Five Kingdoms Brewery | Dark Storm Stout | 6.9 | Scotland |
| Gold | Exmoor Ales | Exmoor Beast | 6.6 | South West |
| Silver | Firebrand Brewing | Impy Stout | 9 | South West |
| Gold | Geipel Brewing | Bock | 6.5 | Wales & West |
| Silver | Evolution Beer Co | Decent Of Man | 12.5 | Wales & West |